Sellinger Surname

329,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Sellinger Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of St. Leger,' a chapelry in Normandy.

Geoffrey de St. Leodegare, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1386. Isabel de St. Legar: History of Norfolk.

Thomas sontlegar, Norwich, temp.

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Sellinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8641:419,51336,379
Germany1181:682,25052,603
Austria791:107,79015,374
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

The alternate forms: Šellinger (2) are calculated separately.

Sellinger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of St. Leger,' a chapelry in Normandy.

Geoffrey de St. Leodegare, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1386. Isabel de St. Legar: History of Norfolk.

Thomas sontlegar, Norwich, temp. Richard III: ibid.

1630. Buried — The lady Thornix, wife of Mr. Anthony Sellinger: Canterbury Cath.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(A. - French - Teutonic) belonging to St. Léger (a common French eccles. place-name: several in Normandy) for St. Leutgér, Liutgér, Liudgér, Léod(e)gár,i.e. National Spear [O.H. Ger. liut- (Ger. leute, people) = Old Saxon liud- = Old English léod, nation + O.H.Ger. Old Saxon gér = Old English gár, a spear] “Sellenger’s-round: St. Leger’s round, a favourite old dance.”—T. Wright, Prov. Dict., p. 837.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, German) One who came from St. Leger, in France; one who came from Soellingen, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

SELLENGER: A corruption of St. Leger, and that from St. Leodeger.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Sellinger Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sellinger Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sellinger is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Šellinger. For other possible spellings of Sellinger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sellinger? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 329,892nd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,489,355 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sellinger reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 864 people, or 1 in 419,513. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States Sellinger occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.

Sellinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sellinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sellinger surname grew 561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sellinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sellinger last name are 21.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.25% registered with the political party.

The amount Sellinger earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning $53,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šellinger962/
Soellinger9533/
Szellinger9530/
Shellinger9515/
Scellinger952/
Saellinger950/
Sehllinger950/
Selliner942/
Schellinger902,049/
Shcellinger903/
Zellinger89830/
Söllinger89508/
Gellinger89241/
Sillinger89188/
Jellinger89131/
Sellenger8978/
Sellynger891/
Sellinsge891/
Shelliner890/
Slinger887,156/
Sellger8842/
Sellingerová862/
Schaellinger861/
Shillinger84290/
Sieglinger8480/
Zoellinger8413/
Söllhinger846/
Schellinge843/
Shellenger842/
Scillinger842/
Schllinger842/
Scellenger840/
Szlinger8287/
Shlinger8235/
Zelliner826/
Selånger823/
Sellingi823/
Zllinger823/
Slienger822/
Sellgeer821/
Slingert821/
Sellince820/
Sellener820/
Slingher820/
Schillinger8010,938/
Schellenger80535/
Selger8055/
Sellindzher802/
Shcillinger802/
Schellinget801/
Sieglingerr801/
Zillinger78896/
Schlinger78818/
Gillinger78324/
Siglinger78101/
Zöllinger7875/
Jöllinger7842/
Szlingert7824/
Szlingier788/
Chellinge783/
Slingiert783/
Schellingerová782/
Schelnger782/
Züllinger782/
Cillinger781/
Shillinge781/
Shcellger781/
Cellinier781/
Shilliner781/
Gellenger780/
Zellenger780/
Shlinnger780/
Šellingerová764/
Sillingerová764/
Schillingher763/
Zellingerová761/
Clinger752,600/
Selgert7569/
Slenger7533/
Shelger7510/
Šlinger759/
Sielger752/
Silnger751/
Schlienger741,172/
Szlingiert7456/
Schillinge7411/
Schellenge743/
Schlinnger742/
Schlinguer742/
Chillinger741/
Schilliner741/
Shillenger741/
Chellenger741/
Gillingher740/
Sillince71132/
Sellenje71105/
Sellence7131/
Zilliner7124/
Szlenger7118/
Sillingi7110/
Shlenger718/
Zellener715/
Schelger712/
Chlinger712/
Cellingi711/
Zillnger711/
Szelgier711/
Sillinga711/
Clinnger710/
Clingger710/
Sluenger710/
Slaenger710/
Schillingerová704/
Schillenger701/
Zelger671,344/
Schlenger671,133/
Chellingi67373/
Shillingi67339/
Giglinger6790/
Silger6785/
Selnga6758/
Schlingerová6722/
Shillenge6721/
Schlänger6715/
Sillience679/
Schlimger672/
Shellengi672/
Sülger672/
Chellenge671/
Zillingerová671/
Schielger671/
Shchelger671/
Schelgger671/
Schillhainer670/

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